Weeds Management Act 2001

(1) If, in the opinion of the Minister, an owner or occupier of land contravenes a weed management plan, the Minister may, by written notice to the owner or occupier of the land, do any of the following:

(a) direct the person to comply with the weed management plan within the time specified in the notice;

(b) direct the person to prepare a proposed remedial weed management plan for the land and submit the proposed remedial weed management plan to the Minister in the time specified in the notice;

Note for subsection (1)

Sections 9(1)(a) and 9E(1)(a) require an owner or occupier of land to comply with a weed management plan that applies to a declared weed or potential weed on that land.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a direction under that subsection may require the owner or occupier of the land to carry out works specified in the notice to ensure that any damage caused by the contravention of the weed management plan is remedied.

(3) A remedial weed management plan prepared under this section must include the following:

(c) the time within which the objectives of the remedial weed management plan are to be achieved;

(d) the methods to be used to achieve the objectives of the remedial weed management plan;

(e) the intervals at which the owner or occupier of the land must report to the Minister on the operation of the plan;

(f) a description of the land to which the remedial weed management plan applies;

(4) The Minister may, on receipt of a proposed remedial weed management plan under subsection (1)(b):

(b) return the remedial weed management plan to the owner or occupier of the land and require the plan to be revised and resubmitted to the Minister within the time specified by the Minister.

(5) The Minister must not return a proposed remedial weed management plan prepared under subsection (1)(b) to the owner or occupier of land for revision more than twice.

(6) Without limiting subsection (1)(c), the Minister may prepare a remedial weed management plan for land if the owner or occupier of the land:

(a) fails to submit a proposed remedial weed management plan in accordance with a direction under subsection (1)(b); or

(b) submits a proposed remedial weed management plan that the Minister considers does not meet the requirements of this section.

(7) An owner or occupier of land to which a remedial weed management plan applies must comply with the remedial weed management plan.